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On the latest edition of Websleuths Radio we tackle the Rebecca Zahau murder case and the big mistake made in the autopsy report of the Las Vegas shooter.
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"The further we (as the human race) grow away from the natural world, the quieter the natural world becomes and the more pathological we become as a culture."........Bernie Krause

The citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy—a policy worthy of imitation......which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.......George Washington

Why didn't the "mom" put her up for adoption where she would have been loved and treasured?

Probably so "mom" could get benefits and all that "free" government stuff. So she could pawn the child off to this day care, probably paying not much for it and then profit from the benefits that come from having that child.

Of course, this is just my suggestions. i have heard nothing that indicates this case but it is one reason why a parent would abandon a child into "long term childcare" rather than lovingly and legally give the child to someone who would love her ( but then "mom" would lose all the benefits and income derived from using that child as a pawn to cheat the system).

SwampMama

GUILTY!!!

Cyrus C. convicted of 2004 arson in Harvey, La. that killed 4 people, including his 19-month-old daughter, his teenage girlfriend, the girlfriend's mom and GF's young brother (age 11). He was acquitted in 2008 (state charges) in 2008 and found GUILTY (federal charges) in 2013

Cross died in December 2012, and according to court documents had "extensive trauma to include deep tissue bruising, pattern bruising, swelling and abrasions from head to toe, front to back"... One of the girl's eyes also had significant injuries, which police said likely caused a permanent loss of vision...

Phoenix police were able to gather evidence showing Savannah had been sexually abused. Court documents cited specific DNA evidence and injuries to Savannah to support the charges. The medical examiner's testing also revealed "critically elevated levels of methamphetamine" in Savannah's system.

Now, both Clement and Reed have been charged with second-degree murder and child abuse. Reed still faces additional charges of sexual conduct with a minor.

According to the Justice for Savannah FB page, there are court hearings scheduled this month.

September 2013 - charges dismissed

A Maricopa County judge dismissed murder and child-abuse charges against a couple indicted in the death of a 2-year-old girl left in their care after prosecutors failed to produce crucial forensic reports related to the fatality...

But the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office failed to produce a key autopsy report about Savannah’s death, and a prosecutor formerly assigned to the case repeatedly told a judge that the report was in the works — statements that turned out to be incorrect.

The Medical Examiner’s Office said the complexity of child-abuse homicide investigations, the office’s high caseload and low staffing levels all contributed to the delayed report, which an out-of-state lab is completing.

The dropping of charges [in September 2013] caused outrage among many people, including some people associated with Anonymous, a collective of Internet activists. The Anonymous activists started demanding justice for Savannah and even put together a campaign to put Savannah's mother, a former "exotic dancer," out of a job, as she had left her daughter in Reed in Clement's care 24 hours a day for weeks...

Documents cite specific DNA evidence and injuries to Savannah to support the molestation charges.

December 2013 - medical examiner report finally completed, after almost a year. Cause of death - homicide.

Medical examiners said a 2-year-old girl who died a year ago was murdered while she was in the care of a Phoenix day care.

The final medical report released Thursday in the December 2012 death of Savannah Cross, who was weeks away from her third birthday, said the cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries, acute methamphetamine exposure and dehydration...

Police responded to a 911 call from the home and found the child’s crib filled with materials and pillows that inhibited her from fully lying down, while boxes of wood flooring on top of the crib prevented her from getting out, according to the documents.

According to the autopsy report, some of the other injuries included an apparent cigarette burn on the girl's hand, a healing eye injury, an apparent bite mark on her leg most likely caused by an adult, bruising all over her body and the presence of several drugs in her system...

Reed was re-arrested in November after evidence showed he allegedly molested the little girl, according to authorities.

Two people who ran an unlicensed home day care in Phoenix have been indicted in the December 2012 death of a 2-year-old girl, a spokesman with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office confirmed Monday.

Allison Ann Clement and Ryan Alan Reed are each charged with second-degree murder in the death of 2-year-old Savannah Cross, court records show. Reed also faces two counts of sexual conduct with a minor and four counts of child abuse. Clement faces two counts of child abuse.